Boulbon

Boulbon (French pronunciation: [bulbɔ̃]; Occitan: Borbon) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. The Baroque composer and serpent player Guillaume Poitevin (1646–1706) was born in Boulbon.

Boulbon
Commune
Partial view of Boulbon with Saint-Marcellin Chapel
Coat of arms
Location of Boulbon
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Coordinates: 43°51′48″N 4°41′39″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Châteaurenard
Intercommunality	CA Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Jérémie Becciu[1]
Area 1	19.33 km2 (7.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,531
• Density	79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13017 /13150
Elevation	10–165 m (33–541 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	935	—
1975	836	−1.59%
1982	1,042	+3.20%
1990	1,329	+3.09%
1999	1,510	+1.43%
2007	1,535	+0.21%
2012	1,510	−0.33%
2017	1,506	−0.05%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department